Woodley said that even though she "wouldn't change [the films] for the world," the 2016 installment, "Allegiant," took a toll on her.

Woodley wanted to explore other areas outside of acting, but when she read the script for HBO's "Big Little Lies," she fell "in love with acting again."

Shailene Woodley currently stars on HBO's award-winning show "Big Little Lies," but not too long ago, the actress was ready to step away from acting and "have some human experiences outside of this industry."

During an interview with Net-a-Porter 's PorterEdit, Woodley spoke about her career, which has included roles in movies and TV shows since 1999. She admitted that despite the success generated from some of her roles, she considered quitting acting after the 2016 dystopian film "Divergent: Allegiant" was a failure at the box office.

Woodley said that she "wouldn't change [the films] for the world," but the young adult franchise that started out as a hit went downhill by the third movie.

"The last one was a bit of a hard experience for everyone, and that was really what made me think I need to have some human experiences outside of this industry and fall in love with acting again, and 'Big Little Lies' did that for me," she said.

Woodley added that her experience with "Allegiant" led her to "hit a wall with acting."

"I felt it was time to do something different," she said. "I called my agents and said, 'Please don't send me any more scripts. I need to explore other avenues.'"

For almost a year, Woodley didn't look at any scripts, but when she kept being asked to consider "Big Little Lies," something clicked.

"I read it, fell in love with it, and Laura [Dern], who I had worked with on 'The Fault in Our Stars,' called me and that was really the push."

Even though Woodley is done with the franchise, her acting career is doing just fine. Season 1 of "Big Little Lies" was a success, and went on to win Primetime Emmys and Golden Globes. The show is expected to return in 2019, with Meryl Streep joining the star-studded cast.